Us Death Penalty
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U.S. government executes woman for the first time since 1953Lisa Montgomery, 52, was convicted in 2007 in Missouri of kidnapping and strangling Bobbie Jo Stinnett, then eight months pregnant.PoliticsJan 13, 2021
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U.S. to carry out 1st federal execution of woman in nearly 70 yearsLisa Montgomery, who was found guilty of strangling a pregnant woman in Missouri, will be executed by lethal injection at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute, Indiana.WorldOct 16, 2020
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Killers of Black people less likely to face U.S. death penalty than Black criminals: reportThe federal government this year began carrying out executions again after a 17-year hiatus despite waning public support for the death penalty.WorldSep 15, 2020
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